Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Namibia
Namibia: Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and was 85.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
26th
of 159 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2011
All-time low
80.4%
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 85.7% for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Namibia peaked at 87.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1990.
Namibia ranks 26th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80.4% | — |
| 1991 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 81.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.3% | 80.4% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 85.6% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 86.5% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.7% | 86.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 24 Guinea 88.2% compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 87.4% compare
- 27 Liberia 85.0% compare
- 28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 85.0% compare
- 29 Uganda 84.9% compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 9 (2024)
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- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 264 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Namibia?
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and in Namibia was 85.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1990.
- How does Namibia rank for proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking, by fuel type (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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